Imperial Motor Company sells unsafe vehicles.
Who would sell you a car that wasn’t safe to drive? Imperial Motor Company, that’s who.
These guys are nothing more than a flyby night dealership. They take in used cars, shine them up a little bit and put them on the lot for sale without any major maintenance performed on them.
I worked with Brian, the general manager, who is accommodating, and pleasant to work with.
I do have words of advice for anyone who is considering buying a car from Imperial Motor Company. Do your homework and know exactly what it is that you’re looking for. If something doesn’t seem right don’t bother questioning it because Brian will have a quick and reasonably logical explanation (it’s called gaslighting). Take a deep breath and count to 10 and ask yourself is this something I could live with. For example, I purchased a Jeep Wrangler that had no spare tire and sensor lights that were illuminating on the dash. It was all explained away like, that’s no big deal, an easy fix. But are they willing to fix the issue? Nope, it’s up to you, which doesn’t seem like a major circumstance in the excitement of the moment. There was an issue with the Jeeps AC, it needed a new accentuator which Brian ordered from Amazon while I was sitting there and had the part delivered to my home. Why in God‘s name wasn’t this repaired before he even put it on the lot is beyond me. However, those little issues definitely turned into bigger ones as I began driving the car home, completely losing power in the middle of I 75. Fact is, I barely made it home and I live three hours from the dealership. You shouldn’t feel completely anxiety ridden driving a vehicle that you just purchased for tens of thousands of dollars. Once I had a professional take a look, the list of issues were as long as I am tall so I decided the very next day to trade that car in for something that I felt safe driving.
Before you sign that piece of paper that says, “AS IS” You better be certain that you can either live with the problems or be able to afford to have them repaired on top of their lofty pricing (for what you receive).
When I contacted Brian he assured me that he wanted to make it right. At this point the only thing that would make it right would be to reimburse me for the money that I lost having to trade for a car that I felt safe driving to the tune of $4000.
Completely my error for not walking away but somehow I felt that I could trust Brian, that he wouldn’t let me drive off the lot in a car that was breaking down and that lost power several times on the way home.
Let’s just say that at my ripe old age of 65 I am still learning lessons the hard way. Shame on me.
Save yourself the hassle, find a car at a reputable dealership where they actually service a vehicle before putting it on the lot.
20 juin 2025
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